On The Figure In General And The Body In Particular

On The Figure In General And The Body In ParticularA collection of wide ranging essays written throughout the 1990s, On the Body in General and the Figure in Particular: Figurative Invention in Cinema covers an array of genres and styles to propose an original method of cinematic analysis and interpretation foregrounding films formal and plastic qualities in all their multifaceted materiality and aesthetics. Brenez reconsiders what a body on film can be and what constitutes a figure in cinema.

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We live in a society that defines us by what we consume and how

The collection explores how South Asia’s regional future will impact the rest of the world while also shedding light on its present condition

This book analyses the role of EU institutions in the area of European internal security

Knowledge organization systems (KOS) need to be represented in standard inter-operable formats

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Documentary is a controversial and important area of media production

This book is about the most sweeping reform in the history of the French monarchy: the creation of assemblies at all levels of administration

investigating how they represent African history through the twin matrices of memory and trauma

Examines the problem of corruption in British urban society and politics between 1930 and 1995